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MUST-SEE: Social Media–Savvy Students Uploading the Moment They Learn They’ve Been Accepted to College

By Mitchell Trinka

April 30, 2017

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It’s a scene straight out of a Harry Potter novel — a student receives an exclusive acceptance letter to a school that will change his or her life forever. Though the letter is delivered by the United States Postal Service instead of an owl, the excitement is just as real for students admitted to college.

May 1 marks a milepost on the road to attaining a college degree: National College Decision Day. It’s the day students across America make their final pick of which school they’ll attend in the fall.

For many students, the process has been a mix of time-consuming campus visits and tedious studying of financial aid offers and housing plans. But by decision day, most have made their shortlist of finalists and are picking a destination.

Whether they’re making their college choice on their own or getting advice from family and friends, we wanted to share a few inspiring moments showing what happens when students get their golden ticket:

My reaction when @_DKnow got his acceptance letter from VCU :') congrats little bro!! ?? pic.twitter.com/Mzu6pQUit1

— Alison DiNofrio (@aliccaatt) March 6, 2017

My reaction to opening the acceptance letter! #MLK #chocolate #melanin pic.twitter.com/cyjiU6mjkW

— Olive Oil (@azonde_) February 10, 2017

I got my acceptance letter today im officially @ manual pic.twitter.com/ZegFdQe9cp

— byron ☭ (@byrunt) March 3, 2017

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                <h1>MUST-SEE: Social Media–Savvy Students Uploading the Moment They Learn They’ve Been Accepted to College</h1>

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                <p class="sans">By <a rel="author" href="http://the74million-dev.us-east-1.elasticbeanstalk.com/contributor/20095/">Mitchell Trinka</a></p>

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                <p>This story first appeared at <a href="https://www.the74million.org">The 74</a>, a nonprofit news site covering education. <a href="https://www.the74million.org/about/newsletters/?utm_source=republish-button&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=republish">Sign up for free newsletters from The 74</a> to get more like this in your inbox.</p>
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<div class="article__paragraph opening" dir="ltr">It’s a scene straight out of a Harry Potter novel — a student receives an exclusive acceptance letter to a school that will change his or her life forever. Though the letter is delivered by the United States Postal Service instead of an owl, the excitement is just as real for students admitted to college.</div>
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<div class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr">May 1 marks a milepost on the road to attaining a college degree: National College Decision Day. It’s the day students across America make their final pick of which school they’ll attend in the fall.</div>
<div class="article__paragraph" dir="ltr">For many students, the process has been a mix of time-consuming campus visits and tedious studying of financial aid offers and housing plans. But by decision day, most have made their shortlist of finalists and are picking a destination.</div>
<div class="article__paragraph">Whether they’re making their college choice on their own or getting advice from family and friends, we wanted to share a few inspiring moments showing what happens when students get their golden ticket:</div>
<p><center><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="338" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E3ycpQCKiCA" width="600"></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="400" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fkaytlyn.holmes%2Fvideos%2F1408633319211438%2F&show_text=0&width=400" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="400"></iframe></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">My reaction when <a href="https://twitter.com/_DKnow">@_DKnow</a> got his acceptance letter from VCU :') congrats little bro!! ?? <a href="https://t.co/Mzu6pQUit1">pic.twitter.com/Mzu6pQUit1</a></p>
<p>— Alison DiNofrio (@aliccaatt) <a href="https://twitter.com/aliccaatt/status/838873932237262849">March 6, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="400" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2F100006767839292%2Fvideos%2F1907170612851848%2F&show_text=0&width=400" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="400"></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="338" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yB0ZrkjZHcE" width="600"></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="315" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fautismspeaks%2Fvideos%2F10154998568447497%2F&show_text=0&width=560" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="560"></iframe></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">My reaction to opening the acceptance letter! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MLK?src=hash">#MLK</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/chocolate?src=hash">#chocolate</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/melanin?src=hash">#melanin</a> <a href="https://t.co/cyjiU6mjkW">pic.twitter.com/cyjiU6mjkW</a></p>
<p>— Olive Oil (@azonde_) <a href="https://twitter.com/azonde_/status/830200193999990784">February 10, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
<p><script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="400" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fjohn.barreto.618%2Fvideos%2F365717100494021%2F&show_text=0&width=400" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="400"></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="338" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nbcBoDUA-_8" width="600"></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="315" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fkimberly.thompson.98229%2Fvideos%2F10212427484426814%2F&show_text=0&width=560" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" width="560"></iframe></p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I got my acceptance letter today im officially @ manual <a href="https://t.co/ZegFdQe9cp">pic.twitter.com/ZegFdQe9cp</a></p>
<p>— byron ☭ (@byrunt) <a href="https://twitter.com/byrunt/status/837804071511805952">March 3, 2017</a></p></blockquote>
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